Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / November 2003

Aloha!
I'm planning to go to Greece next year.  Has anyone endured the 20hr ferrie
ride from the south of Italy, Brindisi to Patras in Greece?  I'm curious to
know what the difference is between the berth/bed accomodations?  If anyone

I was emptying some things in storage and I came accross a box with the
following British coins:
Half crown-      2
50 new pence     3

Hi,
I am going to Madeira, Portugal for a business conference in January
and I want to extend the trip into a vacation for my husband and
myself, but I'm not sure where the best places to go are from there.

  My wife is trying to do a photo album, with captions, of a recent
trip to Italy.
  When we were in the piazza Navone, the tour director said the smaller
fountain was by Borromini and the larger (Four Rivers) fountain by

Hi, I'm planning to travel to Europe in late November. Specifically,
Paris and London. I was wondering if anyone else was going around that
time. And could they possibly give me some tips as to what's the best
hostels or budget hotels to go to for females as well as what things i

I want to thank the person who suggested that I might find a cafetiere a
viable alternative to suffering "instant" coffee for my in-room snacks.
I have always enjoyed relying on local bread, cheese and pate or sausage
for at least a few meals during my European trips.  I generally ...

See the new pictures from Faroes
-JFO

We are looking for food recommendations for these towns.  We know about
La Chiusa in Montefollonico, but that is not the type of place we can
afford.
We like homey places, with good food and pleasant staff.  Wine is not an

I have to travel to Prague on the next weekend, but it was impossible
to book a direct flight with a reasonable price. So I got a ticket to
Munich.
What is the best way to get from Munich to Prague? I considered either

From VeniceWord International
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NEWS. More and more, vast areas of town are being overtaken by tourism.
Besides the palaces overlooking the Grand Canal, old factories and

"Being Safe in Europe" was my first posting to Google and I'm
surprised at all the way off thinking replies. All I'll say it is
crucial that travelers educate themselves on the driving laws and
practices of the foreign countries they will be driving in. This may

I am sure this is an old story for many readers but I went to Rome
with my teenage daughter and had lots of trouble in the main
underground terminal in Rome. As a first timer I found myself
disoriented there with little help from the police or the overworked

I am packing for a short business trip to Russia. I have already asked
about cell phones; now I am wondering if there will be problems in
converting euros to rubles (I would hate to have to change euros in
dollars and then bring dollars to Russia). I am going to Moscow and St.

I am planning to be in Florence on Christmas Eve and Christmas (Dec
24th and Dec 25th). I heard that the place is completely dead, buses
and trains stop operating, museums and tourist sites are closed, shops
and restaurants are also closed.

Full of Arabs who may be suicide bombers and cry for Jihad.